description: “i become a transparent eye-ball. i am nothing. i see all.” – when ralph waldo emerson wrote down these words some 170 years ago he probably didn’t think of rock‘n roll. nuremberg-based mars mushrooms do. all the time. and on this new studio release, this pays off. the album is definitely the most stunning release by the five young gentlemen from germany. each of the 11 tracks on the cd circles around a certain theme, a mysterious, invisble centre, that is not quite definable. it has something to do with 19th century transcendentalism, death, love and late night vodka drinking, with plato, bukowski and water. no matter what that inspirational centre is, it is certainly responsible for the creative power that radiates from “transparent eyeball”. the album combines strong songwriting craftsmanship with experimental explorations, and delivers the perfect symbiosis between mind bending jams and beautiful songs.